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12-24-2004, 08:35 AM | #1 |
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bye bye Revolution Day...
Russian Parliament did away with Revolution day on Nov.7th. Now Russian workers get offon Orthodox Christmas. Boring!
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01-09-2005, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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Doug,
Actually, 7th November remains a holiday, it now commemorates the 1941 Parade (which itself commemorated...). The more things seem to change, the more they remain the same! Marc |
01-09-2005, 10:59 AM | #3 |
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holiday
It might remain a holiday per se, but the russian government no longer recognizes it as an official state holiday with a day off, etc. They replaced it with christmas recently. I'll try to find the BBC link to the story.-dd
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01-13-2005, 10:34 AM | #4 |
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Doug,
7th November was cancelled as an official holiday commemorating the October Revolution. Instead, a new holiday was created on ... 7th November, this one commemorating the 1941 Parade on Red Square. It is a true holiday whith a day off. Marc |
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